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\nI just returned from a trip to Sonoma Valley, so this girl definitely has wine on the mind. Therefore, I was delighted to get the following announcement from The Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. The beloved resort is pouring its 20th season of Winemaker Dinners, holding eight monthly epicurean events from October 2009 to May 2010 that feature noted California, Washington, Oregon and French wines along with guest chefs from top resorts nationwide.
\nFor the 2009-2010 season, the dinners will showcase wineries from famed wine-growing regions including California\u2019s Napa Valley and Sonoma County, Washington state\u2019s Columbia Valley, Oregon\u2019s Willamette Valley and Reims, France. The dinners will be held in the historic resort\u2019s signature restaurant, Wright\u2019s at The Biltmore. Each event will feature a unique menu of four to six courses, with a complementary wine poured with each course. Three of the dinners will be prepared by guest chefs from nationally known resorts including Boca Raton Resort & Club, La Quinta Resort & Spa and Hotel Del Coronado. Wright\u2019s Chef de Cuisine Conor Favre and other Biltmore chefs will create the other menus. A representative of the dinner\u2019s featured winery will participate in the epicurean evening, talking about the wines, answering questions and spending time with guests.
\nAnother feature you do not want to miss out on–especially because it is not offered at other such dining events–will be creative displays of beautiful designed jewelry by Molina Fine Jewelers of Phoenix.
\nA reception at 7:00 p.m. is followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. The cost is $125 per person. A season ticket for all eight dinners is $875 per person, in advance. Tax and 18 percent gratuity will be added. For reservations, call 602.381.7632.
\nThe 20th season of Winemaker Dinners will feature the following wineries:
\n\u25cf Oct. 1, 2009: Heitz Cellars, Napa Valley. (Heitz is a personal favorite of mine.)
\n\u25cf Nov. 5, 2009: Erath & St. Michelle Wine Estates, Willamette Valley\/Columbia Valley.
\n\u25cf Dec. 3, 2009: Taittinger, Reims, France.
\n\u25cf Jan. 7, 2010: ZD Wines, Napa Valley.
\n\u25cf Feb. 4, 2009: B.R. Cohn Winery, Sonoma County.
\n\u25cf Mar. 4, 2009: Rubicon Estate-Francis Coppola, Napa Valley.
\n\u25cf Apr. 1, 2009: Newton Vineyards, Napa Valley.
\n\u25cf May 6, 2009: Rombauer Vineyards, Napa Valley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I just returned from a trip to Sonoma Valley, so this girl definitely has wine on the mind.…\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[572,584,1024,1639,4703,6465,9590,10552,10687,11753,11840,13877,16208,16209,16282],"class_list":{"0":"post-2120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-wine-and-spirits","8":"tag-arizona-biltmore","9":"tag-arizona-biltmore-restaurant","10":"tag-br-cohn","11":"tag-biltmore-wine-dinner","12":"tag-erath-st-michelle-wine","13":"tag-heitz-cellars","14":"tag-newton-vineyards","15":"tag-phoenix-fine-dining","16":"tag-phoenix-restaurant","17":"tag-rombauer","18":"tag-rubicon","19":"tag-taittinger","20":"tag-wrights-at-the-biltmore","21":"tag-wrights-at-the-biltmore-wine-dinners","22":"tag-zd-wines","23":"cs-entry","24":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n